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In 1989, criteria for an SPS diagnosis were adopted that included episodic axial stiffness, progression of stiffness, lordosis, and triggered spasms. [40] The name of the disease was shifted from "stiff-man syndrome" to the gender-neutral "stiff-person syndrome" in 1991. [40] In 1963, diazepam was determined to help alleviate symptoms of SPS. [7]
Like many autoimmune diseases, SPS exists on a spectrum and, as a result, symptoms can look quite different in different people, Dr. Scott Newsome, head of the Johns Hopkins Stiff Person Syndrome ...
Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome; Battered person syndrome; Bazex–Dupré–Christol syndrome; Beare–Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome; Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome; Behcet's syndrome; Behr syndrome; Benedikt syndrome; Benign fasciculation syndrome; Benjamin syndrome; Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome; Berdon syndrome; Berk–Tabatznik syndrome ...
The symptoms most associated with stiff person syndrome are painful spasms and muscle rigidity. The spasms most commonly start in the back and legs. ... Celine Dion revealed her diagnosis with ...
Celine Dion, who on Thursday announced she's battling Stiff Person Syndrome, has been diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease so extremely rare that, according to the famed Cleveland ...
[1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.
Stiff person syndrome, which occurs in about one in 1 million people, is characterized by progressive muscle rigidity which leads to impaired mobility, muscle spasms, postural deformities and ...
Symptoms of stiff person syndrome typically begin in the upper body, according to the Cleveland Clinic. As it progresses, symptoms typically move to the lower body, making it difficult to walk and ...